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5-Methylindole
SpectraBase Compound ID 5J1auA2DS13
InChI InChI=1S/C9H9N/c1-7-2-3-9-8(6-7)4-5-10-9/h2-6,10H,1H3
InChIKey YPKBCLZFIYBSHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Mol Weight 131.18 g/mol
Molecular Formula C9H9N
Exact Mass 131.073499 g/mol
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Solvent CDCl3
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Solvent CDCl3
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Technique Melt
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Technique GC/MS
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Source of Spectrum AA-0-614-2
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Source of Spectrum WS-1986-599-0
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Source of Spectrum MV-1986-36-0
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Catalog Number 222410
  • 5-Methylindol
  • YPKBCLZFIYBSHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • Indole,5-methyl
  • 1H-Indole, 5-methyl-
  • NSC 522562
  • 5-Methyl-1H-indole
  • EINECS 210-400-9
Title Journal or Book Year
Nitrogen-15 NMR studies of 5-substituted indoles and 4-substituted acetanilides. Evidence for cross-conjugation effects Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 1993
Chemistry of the Annonaceae, Part 18. Benzylated Indoles and Dihydrochalcones in Uvaria angolensis from Tanzania Journal of Natural Products 1985
13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of alkyl indoles including derivatives of hexahydroechinulin Canadian Journal of Chemistry 1976
Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. 13C spectra of indole and methylindoles The Journal of Organic Chemistry 1970

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